They want their LUKE TO APPEAR FOR 3 MINUTES, episode rating is at 9.5 but when his dad appears 3 times in his STUDENTS FLASHBACK MEMORY LANE EPISODE some imdb users are hitting 2 or 3 .
Okay
This review is going to a 2 part-er .
Before you ask my credibility or how many tv series/ web shows/ cinema s i have watched please do check my imdb profile. And exclusively, I AM TELLING YOU THIS
THIS one EPISODE IS NOTHING LESS THAN A ONE TIME WONDER. Like Halley 's Comet or seeing Beetlejuice (a star) , explode.
From a Cinematic POV :
People have questions like , whats Ahsoka's story here? Why the plot isn't progressing? Why its slow ? Why acting feels tacky, why *IMdb fans are ranting on & on & on saying it's a " Fan service " treatment.
Ahsoka's story? This answer is towards fellas who aren't bothered. They haven't tried seeing Rebels , they don't understand depth & emotions of characters appearing in this show. Ahsoka is an alien species who grew up in clone wars . She got human emotions but she doesn't hold anything dear which can corrupt her jedi mindset. For so long so didn't have an aim , she only helped, intervened when felt necessary. Except in this show , she takes Sabine as an apprentice & tries to be a master . For the first time after leaving The jedi order , she values for someone, who is younger than her. You know & i know A master & apprentice ship requires Trust , more than anything. So , Its typical that Ahsoka herself is responsible for anything happening to Sabine . So you all can imagine Its the same feeling
Anakin felt when Ahsoka left the order ,
Obi wan felt when Anakin becomes vader ,
& Qui gon felt several times while protecting Lil Anakin. So yes
This is Ahsoka 's story where she memorizes her Master to gather the inner strength , to break the cloud of confusion which Baylan skoll put in her . As a melancholic character with no love interest,
Ahsoka's story isn't everyone's cup of tea . She's trying to establish that trust which can make Sabine believe that Ahsoka is herself a Master . And now that Baylan skoll is using the divide & conquer technique by putting doubt in Everyone's mind , trust is the most valuable thing between a master and her student.
The plot , this episode 's plot is necessary cause it emphasizes on the transition. Like we never got to know how Gandalf became white or how could he survive fighting a giant monster & then falling from a Mt. Everest kind of a cliff . But in this ,
The transition, the answer was forever hidden in the past . Its the power to self destruction. Anakin , was forever a gifted jedi but one thing which was troublesome to him was not only his relationship with padme or Palpatine 's manipulation
It was Anakin's search for power to protect someone whom he loved . Which Can be heard from siege of Mandalore Ahsoka, " you're more powerful than every other jedi " . Its like using the force to manipulate someone else 's fate . Can you imagine that kind of power & gaining that by killing children? Hunting jedis? No . Its just not right. Power without control was Anakin's biggest loss cause that power in the end consumed him . He lost everything he hold dear & in return he got powerful.
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Ahsoka changed that for herself when the siege of Mandalore was happening & she just Started answering her own question with her own intuition. Occam's Razor ! A self realisation. Which happens to A person only when they have reached towards the bottom of their soul , the most depressed part of their lives . "He who shall have never reached the depth of their soul can never touch Heaven ." Here Ahsoka gainied an advantage over Anakin. Anakin also tried to save padme but with the help of dark side while Ahsoka chose to find the answer via tapping her own memory of her fallen master
Carefully avoiding the mistakes , he once did ..
Thus the line, I choose to live .
Slow? Its melancholic live action story dude! Half the characters are tangled with either emotions ( Sabine towards lost Ezra , Ahsoka towards Sabine) or duties( Hera towards current republic) . Zebb hasn't appeared yet & come on callus was never a ghost member. Maybe your eyes needs to watch mcu comedy flicks like she hulk twerking or thor blasting through another tank or mountain , cracking jokes & doing fort night dance moves. It's STAR WARS ! Go read any marvel comic book , m pretty sure a matured person (working in an average environment, average family) can easily relate to Deadpool.
Here comes the biggest & the most sadistic question of new fans who are now in heat after watching Andor .
Why is it a fan service? Why Ahsoka show is a fan service?
Why did you watch Harry Potter movies? You saw the first part. Good. But Why continuing it? Or should I say, why enjoying fan service then & not now?
Why do people go to cinema when they know who is Iron man from comics?
The 2008 iron man movie should have been called a fan service cause it didn't show iron man as anything new .
Oh you went to see Robert Downey jr. Acting? So i missed Seeing Rosario Dawson. I missed Hayden. I wanted to see his acting & even after this episode,
I still am eager to see him in future Star wars projects.
You are defeated by logic . So yes ,
Fandom matters . Fandom is what keeps a universe alive . Without fans & services there is no continuation of any story.
In this world. Let it be a novel , a book , a comicbook, a celebrity crush, a bottle of wine, your favourite coffee centre. It needs to continue & for continuing it must create rich experience. No problem with Andor . Its unique on its own . M glad because of it , just like i am glad of this episode, this show isnt like Andor . If every show is like Andor , you would complain again that why every show is similar to Andor...
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Now from a fan POV :
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I haven't even started writing about how much i loved every minute details of this one episode. This episode is my childhood. I grew up in 2000 era . Yes i didn't have a hero like Han solo or Luke
But i had Anakin
Not perfect, no human ever is . Every details of this episode was inspiring. From young Ahsoka to Mandalorian death troopers appearing for one second, it was more than everything i hoped to see . The new actors , the cgi , the shot of Anakin/vader transformation just required a glass of cognac. Heavens .
The chosen one blesses.
I see imdb members hating this episode desperately. Positive reviews are getting negative votes
Luke appeared in mando s2 , remember?
Star wars fans // Original, prequel, even sequel fans were giving that particular final episode a 10 . Currently that particular Episode has a rating of 9.8. 2021 release.
But
Anakin appeared for so many minutes, with Rex , 332nd battalion , present story continued after Ahsoka woke up ,
They're saying "its a fandom episode" , like what? How? This tremendous episode is at 9.4 just because of that hatered.
Original fans hate Prequel fans & Its downright feels gut wrenching.
Some moments i found in this episode which i think can offer some pleasing thought in Original trilogy fans
1) While talking to Young Jacen (Hera's Son) Ahsoka says what about a star fighter of a jedi? This is the first time she accepts herself as a jedi after leaving the order .
2) traveling in space whales mouth. Han once took millenium falcon inside an exogorth. Nice call back , doesn't happen quite often cause j.j. & Rian Johnson can't think of any way to make Star wars actually soul touching. 3 movies , MONEY GAINED FROM FANDOM, botched .
3) The overall theme of the episode felt fresh no matter whatever debate you can possibly come up with. The episode gives Lotr a huge tribute while being true to the core . IDC , m calling that Purrgil "Shadowfax" :' )
4) seeing Ahsoka smile & casually talking to Hu-yang seems a jedi thing to do. The low key arrogance in her voice when she says she doesn't know how she convinced that big Purrgil to take us to Paradea shows off her young Anakin side . And that promise to Hera felt like a cherry on top.
Solid episode
There's a guy who rated this episode a 1 out 10 .
I wonder what he does for a living.
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